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Submission under Regulation 15
25 March 2015
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Contents
1. Foreword
2. Scope of the Plan
3. Vision for Norley
4. Aims
5. Introduction – Norley Today
6. Housing Growth Policy
7. Local Character Policy
8. Landscape and Environment Policy
9. Biodiversity Policy
10. Community Infrastructure Policy
11. Local Economy Policy
12. Transport and Communications Policy
13. Plan Delivery and Implementation
14. Glossary
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Appendices
A: Map of Norley Parish 2014
B; Maps of Norley and Hatchmere Settlement Boundaries
C: List of Important Vistas
D: Map of Important Vistas
E1: Description of Norley Open Spaces
E2: Description of Norley and Hatchmere Green Spaces
F: Maps of Norley and Hatchmere Open & Green Spaces
G: List of Core Sites
H: Map of Core Sites and Potential Wildlife Corridors
I: Definition of Housing Requirement
J: Parish Council Delivery Plan
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Foreword
This Plan has been produced by the Norley Neighbourhood Plan Steering
Group on behalf of Norley Parish Council following three years of study,
research and consultation with the communities of Norley parish.
We have also worked closely with Cheshire West and Chester Council and
Cheshire Community Action.
We have consulted with the community through open days, interest group
meetings and surveys and we believe that this Plan reflects the views of our
community. There has also been consultation with statutory bodies and
landowners.
A strong message emerging from the consultation process is that the local
people are proud of the village character and have a very strong desire to
retain this character. This was key to developing the overarching Vision of the
Plan.
The aims and policies of the community have all been derived from the Vision
and are detailed in this Plan. We strongly believe that this Plan is robust and
when formally adopted will provide the necessary guidance for Norley until
2030.
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MJ Bell
Chairman, Norley Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group on behalf of Norley
Parish Council.
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Scope of the Plan
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The Parish of Norley was granted Neighbourhood Plan status on the 7th
March 2013.
The Norley Neighbourhood Plan sets out a series of policies which, once
made, will be used to guide development and the preparation of planning
applications. The policies will be used by Cheshire West and Cheshire
Council (CWaC) in determining planning applications for all development
proposals in the parish.
The Norley Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared in general conformity with
the strategic policies of the CWaC Local Plan as well as the saved policies of
the Vale Royal Local Plan. The Neighbourhood Plan period starts from
January 2014 and will run for the same period as the CWaC Local Plan,
expiring in 2030.
The starting point for any development proposals in Norley will be the CWaC
Local Plan. Where development is compliant with this Local Plan, the Norley
Neighbourhood Plan will provide more detailed policy applicable to proposals
within Norley parish. Once adopted the Norley Neighbourhood Plan will have
the status of a Development Plan Document.
A number of projects have been identified during the Norley Neighbourhood
Planning process and these have been detailed in a separate Delivery Plan
Document for the Parish Council.
The Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared in general conformity with the
strategic policies in the Local Plan and will be reviewed every 5 years or when
the Local Plan is amended or changed and those changes have a material
impact on the Neighbourhood Plan.
The area covered by the Neighbourhood Plan, Norley parish in March 2015, is
shown in Appendix A.
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Vision For Norley
‘The distinctive rural character of Norley will be maintained and enhanced
whilst evolving and expanding in a way that respects and reflects the views of
the community.’ !
Norley is a rural parish located within the Green Belt. The gentle rolling
countryside is characterised by trees, hedgerows, woodlands and
watercourses. The open spaces within the parish contribute to this character
and also provide opportunities for formal and informal recreation. The
provision of a network of paths accessing open spaces and the surrounding
countryside is important to the people of Norley.
The Neighbourhood Plan will aim to sustain and promote local businesses
and a wide range of community activities and facilities including the primary
school, churches, village hall, local pubs and village shop. It will build upon
the strong sense of community, quality of life and flourishing natural
environment of the area that currently exists.
Norley is a special place and local residents are determined to keep it that
way. This is a very strong message emerging through the consultation
process, which has led to the publication of this, the first Norley
Neighbourhood Plan. People not only appreciate the social and environmental
qualities of Norley but consider they have a duty to protect them for future
generations who choose to live and work in the area. They want to keep and,
if possible, improve the range of community facilities that currently exist. Local
businesses are also important and people want to support these as well as
attracting new enterprises into the village, providing they are in keeping with
the area.
Importantly people recognise the need for small-scale housing development
over the period of the plan providing it is carefully controlled, designed to
ensure it is in keeping with the character and rural setting of the village and
that the environmental sustainability of Norley is enhanced. The acceptance
of any small scale development must maintain and enhance the form of the
village retaining the important open spaces and open views and vistas as well
as preserving existing trees and hedgerows and not encroaching into open
countryside.
Any additional new housing should meet the needs of people who already live
in the area or wish to move into it. The provision of low cost market housing in
the community, especially for young people, will be supported. It is also
important to meet the needs of the older residents in Norley who wish to
downsize without leaving the village.
This Neighbourhood Plan aims to deliver the Vision for Norley going forward
to 2030, to reflect the issues set out above and many others raised by the
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local community. The consultation process leading up to the preparation of
this Plan has been considerable and is detailed in a separate document
entitled ‘Statement of Consultation’. The Neighbourhood Plan is, we believe,
in general conformity with the principles and policies contained in the
Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan. It importantly looks to ensure that
through till 2030 the views of the people of Norley have a legal status in the
planning process as intended by the Localism Act 2011.
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Aims
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To provide sufficient homes to meet the Housing Requirements* of
Norley for the period of the plan up to 2030.
To encourage limited, small-scale, sensitive development which
protects and enhances the existing rural character, built form and
landscape setting of the village.
To sustain and improve local services and community facilities to meet
the changing needs of Norley over the plan period
To strengthen and support economic activity in Norley
To secure ongoing improvements to transport, infrastructure and digital
connectivity for the area.
To prioritise local distinctiveness in every element of change and
growth.
To protect existing open spaces and the landscape setting of Norley
and to enhance local nature conservation.
To protect existing important vistas and views which characterise the
setting of Norley and its position above the Cheshire Plain
To protect and enhance the natural environment and wildlife habitats in
the area.
To involve local people in the process of plan making, monitoring and
delivery of the Neighbourhood Plan.
*See Appendix I for definition of Housing Requirement
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Introduction
Norley Today
The parish extends to 793 hectares of mainly agricultural land bordering on
and extending to the east of Delamere Forest. In 2011 there were 462 private
dwellings and a total population of 1186. The demographic profile is one of an
expanding yet ageing society.
A good community spirit prevails and numerous clubs and societies meet on a
regular basis at various locations, including the village hall and scout hut. The
Parish Church and the Methodist Chapel, The Primary School, The Stores,
The Fortune Palace restaurant and the two public houses of Carriers Inn and
Tigers Head provide commercial and social hubs for parishioners and visitors
alike in both Norley Village and Hatchmere settlements.
Infrastructure serving the parish is generally well developed, with good road
and rail links, and high speed broadband arrived in 2015. More than 60
businesses currently operate in and from the village. The majority employ only
one or two persons but one has a staff payroll of 30. The types of businesses
include manufacturing, agriculture and professional services. Many
businesses are home based.
Norley is especially rich in biodiversity with Hatchmere and Flaxmere being of
international importance. Human activity now results in continuing loss,
fragmentation and degradation of these sites. Key to regaining favourable
condition for these sites will be maintaining positive habitat management in
the long term. An extensive network of public rights of way and open access
to Delamere Forest provide excellent leisure facilities.
Norley village was based originally upon the agricultural activities of the two
significant land holdings, Norley Hall and Norley Bank, their associated farms
and of course on Delamere Forest. As farming became increasingly
mechanised, and in the latter decades of the 20th century as agricultural
activity declined, the farm buildings and workers’ cottages have steadily
transferred into individual private ownership. These buildings have often been
rebuilt and modernised to become residences mainly for occupation by local
people who have moved out of the agricultural economy and also for
commuters seeking the rural life
There is a diverse stock of houses and buildings mainly built during the 19th
and 20th centuries. Although red brick has been the dominant building
material, local sandstone also occurs as well as half-timbered structures.
Many of the earlier brick structures have been rendered to protect the rather
porous Cheshire brickwork. Additions to the buildings of the village during
many of the past decades, with a variety of architectural styles, are now
interspersed with the original core of the village. The 1920's and the 1930's
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are widely represented by individual dwellings dotted around the village.
Significant numbers of private dwellings have been built in the 1960's, 70's,
80's and 90's in response to market demand, both locally and from outside the
local area.
Norley village has traditionally grown organically through the addition of
individual houses in small clusters. It was not until recent years that larger
estates were approved ie Stanneybrook / Foresters/The Spinney and it is felt
that these introduced a suburban, cul de sac style of development out of scale
and character with the rest of the settlement. These were located on the edge
of the settlement and co-joined older clusters of housing, and our
consultations have made it clear that the community does not want any more
“estate” type development.
Norley village is characterised by its low density development, comprising
small clusters of greater housing density and with many open spaces
interspersed between houses and a second, much smaller, centre at
Hatchmere. Agriculture is an important business activity which is carried out
on these open spaces. The parish has not experienced the same population
expansion that the adjacent villages of Kingsley and Cuddington have seen
over the last 40 years, making it quite different in character. In adjoining
parishes there have been planning approvals on a number of major residential
sites with a potential supply of c. 600 new homes within 2 miles of Norley.
It is this context which has resulted in organic small scale development in
dispersed clusters of housing that defines Norley’s scale and characteristics.
In supporting further small scale development, it is these qualities which the
community wishes to protect and enhance through its neighbourhood plan
policies.
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Housing Growth
Community Feedback
Consultation on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan revealed the following key
housing issues that policies HOU1 – HOU4 seek to address.
Housing development that:
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Preserves the open countryside
Maintains the character of the village
Provides an overall level of growth of 30-33 houses in the plan period
January 2014 – March 2030
Encourages proportionate infill within the settlement boundaries
Allows redevelopment of brownfield sites within the parish, prioritising
development which provides employment opportunities, while also
allowing housing where this would meet all the policies in the
Neighbourhood Plan
Provides small housing sites of up to 4 houses within the settlement
boundary in accordance with the views of the community and following
discussions with CWaC officers. (Refer also to the Consultation
Statement sections 5 Table 2, 6 Table 3, and Appendix 15 sections
5.1, 6.0 and 6.1.)
Provides housing choice that meets Housing Requirements (Appendix
I) as set out in the most up to date housing needs survey and as
defined in the Local Plan. The Norley Housing Survey Report March
2014 indicated that 4 affordable houses and 8 low cost market houses
would be required over the next 5 years.
Justification and Evidence
The majority of dwellings in the parish are accommodated within the
settlement boundaries of Norley and Hatchmere (see Appendix B for maps of
settlement boundaries) whilst the remainder is spread across the surrounding
rural area.
Norley and Hatchmere, (hereafter called the Settlements), are small
interdependent rural settlements washed over by Green Belt. They have
existing settlement boundaries (Vale Royal Local Plan) and these have been
updated in this Plan, confirmed by consultation and with the support of the
Parish Council, to reflect more recent development and provide scope for infill
and small scale development within the boundaries in character with these
settlements. (Refer also to document: Rationale for Settlement Boundaries).
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Norley and Hatchmere are interdependent settlements which are 1500 metres
apart. Norley village has a pub, school, shop and public transport. Hatchmere
village has a pub, a restaurant with a take-away service, and shares the same
public transport as Norley village. Both have community facilities (Hatchmere
has a swimming pool used by the community), although at Norley village
these are more substantial, reflecting its larger size. The respective
communities use the facilities at both locations and very much regard
themselves as part of a single community. We have therefore regarded the
combined Hatchmere and Norley Settlements as meeting the services and
facilities requirements of Local Plan STRAT 8 and so can therefore be
considered as a potential Local Service Centre.
We have identified site boundaries which tightly bound the existing form of
the built up settlements. Whilst the Local Plan (STRAT 9) indicates that where
there is a need to accomodate development on the edge of a settlement then
the boundary will be drawn to reflect this, it also states (para 5.69) that in the
Rural Area there will be little if any need for additional allocations to be made
because of existing completions and commitments. This is certainly the case
in Norley where, at the start of the Plan Period from January 2014 there are
now 6 new planning approvals and a total of 32 houses yet to be completed
as a result of these and earlier planning approvals. ( Appendix of document:
Norley - Provision of Sufficient Housing to Meet Demographic Needs).This is
also why the Plan's Housing policies limit small scale development to within
the settlement boundary as there is no justification to encroach into the open
countryside apart from windfall opportunities presented on brownfield sites.
The Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan sets the agenda for housing
growth in rural areas, allowing communities to plan for the future through
Neighbourhood Plans and other mechanisms that will facilitate appropriate
levels of development to meet local needs, subject to any additional
restrictions in the Green Belt.
Within the Settlements sympathetic, well designed and sustainable
development will be permitted, such as the conversion of buildings or infilling
of a small gap with up to 2 dwellings. Development should not exceed the
capacity of existing services and infrastructure unless the required
improvements can be made.
The Local Plan (para 5.67) confirms that the local community is best placed to
understand its needs for local services and specific housing needs.
Neighbourhood Plans and other mechanisms including Community Right to
Build Orders and Rural Exception Sites aim to satisfy these needs. The Local
Plan (para 5.70) also confirms that any developments in the Settlements
should be of a scale and design that respects the character and rural setting.
In response to this policy context the development of the Neighbourhood Plan
has involved extensive consultation with the community on the appropriate
scale of development, a survey and analysis of housing needs and an
evaluation of the form and characteristics of the Settlements and their
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capacity to accommodate development ((Refer also to document: Norley Provision of Sufficient Housing to Meet Demographic Needs).
Delivering a choice of homes to meet Housing Requirements, including low
cost market housing, is a key issue and the local communities recognise the
need for a small amount of sustainable housing development in scale and
character within the Settlements to reflect Policy STRAT 8 in the Local Plan.
Whilst it is not the intention to cap the overall amount of development, the rate
of sustainable growth should be in line with the forecast that some 30 to 33
houses will need to be accommodated over the Plan Period to reflect organic
growth of the Settlements primarily through infill development. It is against this
background and the views of the community that the housing policies have
been formulated. In the context of this plan the Housing Requirement is
defined in Appendix I.
The Local Plan (STRAT 8) directs new housing development to within
settlements and provides the opportunity for small scale development within
Local Service Centres. The Neighbourhood Plan Policy HOU1 A has identified
the potential for small sites up to 4 houses within the Settlements.
Consultations have indicated that the community believes that larger scale
developments, often necessitating suburban, cul-de sac, estate-type
schemes, do not reflect the scale and character of Norley and would therefore
not comply with STRAT 8. (Refer to the Consultation Statement section 5
Table 2, section 6 Table 3, and Appendix 15 sections 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1.)
Consultations have also indicated the desire to re-use brownfield sites and
this is reflected in Policy HOU1 B. This is in line with the Local Plan STRAT 1
sustainability objectives and para 5.22 aim to maximize the use of brownfield
land. Redevelopment of previously developed land in the Green Belt is an
exception identified in STRAT 9 and NPPF.
Consultations and the 2014 Housing Needs Survey have shown a need for
only a small amount (4 over the next 5 years) of Affordable Housing. It is
important that Affordable Housing is prioritised in the first instance to
occupants which have a Norley Connection. This requirement is in line with
Local Plan para 7.16 and NPPF. To enable this requirement to be met Policy
HOU 2 requires the Norley Connection to be made available for 12 months to
provide adequate time for this policy requirement to be met in practice. This
approach aims to stimulate earlier engagement between a developer and an
Affordable Housing provider to assure themselves (and subsequently the local
community) that Affordable Housing Need is thoroughly proven. That being
the case then the 12 month stipulation would not be reduced and would not
act as a barrier to the scheme’s viability.
In supporting Local Plan ENV 6 Norley wishes to see high quality design and
sustainable construction in new housing developments to serve the needs of
the whole community. This is reflected in Policy HOU3 which encourages the
use of Lifetime Home Standards and Building for Life 12 in appropriate
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circumstances.
To reflect Norley’s distinctiveness and variety of architectural styles which
have evolved from its organic growth, Policy HOU 4 requires new housing
developments to be phased over the Plan Period. At the start of the Plan
Period there exists sufficient housing commitments to meet forecast
requirements. (Refer to Appendix of note: Norley – Provision of Sufficient
Housing to meet Demographic Needs) It is therefore essential that any new
approvals are phased to take account of the actual development of these
existing commitments and any changes in Housing Requirement which could
change over the Plan Period. Phasing is also required to enable the limited
capacity of local services and facilities eg the village primary school to be
properly managed to achieve sustainable growth.
The following plans, documents and strategic policies support housing
policies HOU1-HOU4:
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National Planning Policy Framework
Cheshire West and Cheshire Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review 2006
Cheshire West and Chester Strategic Housing Market Assessment
Norley Housing Needs Analysis – August 2013
Norley Housing Survey Report – March 2014
Norley - Provision of Sufficient Housing to meet Demographic Needs
Norley Village Baseline Report 2012
Rationale for Settlement Boundaries
Building for Life 12
Code for Sustainable Homes
Policy HOU1 – Scale and Location of Housing Development
New development will be supported in principle within the Settlements
boundaries in accordance with Local Plan Policy STRAT 8 provided that it is
small scale, up to 4 houses, and environmentally sustainable. The total
number of houses to be accommodated in the plan area will be phased over
each 5-year period of the plan as described in HOU4 and will be delivered as
follows :
A) Development within the Settlements Boundaries (Local Plan Policy
STRAT 8 and NNP HOU3)
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Infill housing development of a small gap in an otherwise built up
frontage of up to two dwellings, in character with adjoining
developments.
Small housing sites of up to 4 houses, including Affordable
Housing, to meet Affordable Housing Needs and in character with
adjoining developments.
B) Development within the Parish (Local Plan Policies STRAT 8 and
STRAT 9 and NNP HOU3)
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The redevelopment of brownfield sites within the parish, including
within the Settlements Boundaries, where they are neither suitable
for nor capable of employment development, to meet Housing
Requirements and satisfy in all other respects the policies
contained in the Neighbourhood Plan, paragraphs 111 and 89 of
the NPPF and Policies Strat 8 and Strat 9 as appropriate in the
CWaC Local Plan.
Encourage the re-use of empty properties.
Allow the rebuilding and replacement of existing dwellings within
their curtilage on a one for one basis provided that it is appropriate
to the form and character of its surroundings and makes adequate
provision for car parking and private amenity space.
Allow extensions to dwellings in the open countryside which have
been created through the conversion of rural buildings only where
they are small in scale and do not adversely affect the character of
the original building.
Policy HOU2 – Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing that meets an objectively assessed Affordable Housing
Need (see Appendix I) will in future be subject to planning conditions requiring
the occupants to have a Norley Connection.
Any Affordable Housing provided to meet Affordable Housing Needs when it
is Completed or subsequently becomes available for re-occupation shall be
made available from that time for a period of 12 months for occupation by
people who have a Norley Connection.
The sequence of allocating Affordable Housing will be; (a) to those with a
Norley Connection; (b) to those in adjoining parishes and (c) to the remaining
CWaC area.
Policy HOU3 – Design and Layout
We will be supportive of new housing proposals providing a mix of house
types including an element of low cost market housing. Houses should be in
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small groups to reflect the dispersed character of the settlements and must be
well related in scale, form and character, paying particular attention to:
a) Complementing and enhancing where appropriate the size, height,
scale, mass, materials, layout, access and density of existing adjoining
development.
b) Demonstrating that the amenities of neighbouring dwellings will not be
adversely affected through overlooking, loss of light or outlook,
overdominance or general disturbance.
c) Providing an appropriate level of landscaping, which complements and
enhances the rural character of the local area.
d) Providing garden space commensurate with the size of the dwelling
proposed, the prevailing pattern of development in the locality and the
likely needs of the prospective occupiers.
e) Providing for the changing needs and life-styles of an ageing
population and including where appropriate an element of fully
compliant Lifetime homes, reflecting the guidance in Building for Life 12
and adopting a minimum building standard of Code for Sustainable
Homes Level 3 or the equivalent in force at the time.
f) Avoiding a suburban, cul-de-sac, estate-type scheme which is out of
scale and character with the parish’s settlement pattern.
Policy HOU4 – Phasing
To ensure an appropriate phased delivery of housing over the plan period a
minimum of 30 houses should be delivered. This is not intended as a cap and
any demonstrable increase in Housing Requirement (see Appendix I) to justify
an increased delivery of additional dwellings should be accommodated. The
rate of housing growth should be phased equally over each 5 year period of
the Plan and should be counted cumulatively to make up any shortfalls.
Applications for new housing in excess of the Housing Requirement would
need to demonstrate the exceptional circumstances to justify its approval.
This policy allows for sites to come forward through the Plan Period
accompanied by the provision of local infrastructure including, where
appropriate, contributions to sustainable transport measures, green
infrastructure, local services and community facilities.
The delivery of new home commitments in the parish will be reviewed by the
Parish Council in partnership with CWaC at the end of each 5 year period
and, where necessary, may be updated to adapt to market conditions or an
advance or lessening of a Housing Requirement. When assessing whether
delivery rates in the parish are being met, monitoring will also take into
account any net increase or decrease of units and bedspaces brought about
by demolition, conversion or new build on windfall sites, and consents in
adjacent parishes.
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Local Character
Justification and Evidence
The Settlements in Norley parish are characterised by low density, dispersed
development of small groups of housing in the Green Belt interspersed with
open fields and important views and vistas into and out of and across the
settlements of the wider rural area. It is essential that these qualities are
protected and that the layout and design of all new development should reflect
the rural setting and be complementary in scale and design with adjoining
properties.
Existing trees, hedgerows and ponds in the area contribute to the amenity and
rural setting of the parish and every effort should be made to retain them. All
new development should therefore incorporate new tree planting and
landscaping schemes designed to safeguard existing trees, hedgerows and
ponds. There are a number of existing deciduous woodland areas which are
listed in the inventory of priority habitats by Natural England
Norley will only allow high quality, environmentally sustainable development
and will resist mediocre, suburban designs, which do not reflect the rural
character of the area. Building for Life 12, a Government backed industry
standard for well-designed homes ensures this will be delivered. Building for
Life 12 sets out twelve criteria to assess the quality of a development and
proposals coming forward in Norley should meet all of these criteria.
Community Feedback
Consultation on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan revealed the following key
issues in relation to Local Character that policies LC1 – LC6 seek to address:
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All developments must complement the existing characteristics of low
density dispersed development
Significant open views (see policy LC2) into and out of and across the
settlements should be maintained and where possible enhanced
The impact of development upon existing woodlands, hedges, ponds
and streams should be minimised
All new developments should reflect the rural setting of the settlements
and be complementary in scale and design to adjoining properties
All new developments should have gardens that are of an appropriate
size to serve the dwelling to which they relate
Cheshire fencing is an important and prominent local feature around the
parish. (now included in the Parish Council Delivery Plan, Appendix J)
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The following documents and strategies support policies LC1-LC6:
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National Planning Policy Framework
Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review 2006
Building for Life
Norley Village Baseline Report 2012
Cheshire Landscape Character Assessment 2008
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (2006) Section 41.
(Norley parish contains a number of Deciduous Woodlands which are
habitats of principal importance and listed in DEFRA’s priority habitats
inventory)
Vale Royal Landscape Character Assessment SPD 5 (LCA) 2007
Policy LC1 - Built Environment
New development will be expected to respond positively to the local character
of its immediate environment, particularly the low density dispersed nature of
small groups of buildings surrounded by open countryside, by showing an
understanding of the qualities which make up this character. All new
development should be accompanied by a Design and Access Statement and
demonstrate a high quality of design and a good standard of amenity for
existing and future occupiers of the proposed development, at the same time
ensuring that the amenities of neighbouring properties will not be adversely
affected.
Using local materials such as red Cheshire brick and sandstone with slate or
clay tile roofs, whitewashed finishes and Cheshire fencing will maintain the
local vernacular and enhance the sense of place.
Policy LC2 - Landscape Quality
All new development will be expected to respect and enhance the local
landscape quality ensuring that important local views and vistas into, out of
and across the settlements and the rural skylines are maintained and where
possible enhanced and protected from development. (See Appendices C and
D for a list and map respectively of important local views and vistas).
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Policy LC3 – Woodland, Trees, Hedgerows and Fencing
New development should seek to protect local woodland, trees, hedgerows
and Cheshire fencing from loss or damage.! Any new development that
involves the loss or damage to local woodland, trees, hedgerows and
Cheshire fencing that contribute to the character, amenity and rural setting of
Norley must demonstrate the need for the development proposed and provide
for appropriate replacement planting or fencing on site together with a method
statement for the ongoing care and maintenance of that planting.
Where a new access is created, or an existing access is widened through an
existing hedgerow or Cheshire fence, to protect the visual amenity of the
locality a new hedgerow or fence to match the existing in height, style or plant
species shall be erected and or planted on the splay returns into the site to
maintain the appearance and continuity of hedgerows and fences within the
parish.
All new development close to existing mature trees or notified deciduous
woodland will be expected to have in place an arboricultural method
statement to BS5837 standard or equivalent before any development
commences. This will detail tree protection policies to be employed during
construction.
Policy LC4 – Extensions and Alterations to Existing Buildings
Proposed extensions and/or alterations to buildings should reflect the size and
scale of the existing and adjacent dwelling and will be required to be
constructed of complementary materials. The design should reflect and
enhance the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and the
proposal should also provide garden space commensurate with the size of the
extended or altered dwelling in accordance with the prevailing pattern of
development in the locality. (See NNP HOU3)
Extensions and alterations to non-residential buildings will be designed to
reflect the character and appearance of the existing building and to be in
keeping with the surrounding development.
Conversion of farm buildings must be sensitive to the vernacular style (i.e.
simple design and of sandstone and brick construction). Particular attention
must be paid to the features which accompany the conversion such as
driveways and gardens, ensuring that these features do not `suburbanise’ the
landscape.
All new extensions and alterations to existing buildings shall identify and
protect during both demolition and construction works all underground utility
infrastructure assets within or adjacent to the development site.
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Policy LC5 – Infill and Replacement Development
Infill development of up to two dwellings will be designed to reflect the size
and scale of adjoining development and the prevailing character of the
locality.
Replacement dwellings will be proportionate to the size of the site and the
scale of surrounding existing development.
Policy LC6 – Backland Development
Backland development will be resisted if it would impact upon existing
residential amenity through overlooking, loss of amenity and intrusion of
privacy.
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Landscape and Environment
Justification and Evidence
Norley is a rural parish located within the Green Belt. The parish retains a
number of important open and green spaces that contribute to its character
and provide opportunities for both informal and formal recreation and
agriculture. The community wishes to see these important local spaces
protected and accordingly they will be afforded protection from new
development. New development should enhance existing open and green
spaces or create new open or green spaces within the parish. The parish
contains areas of significant wildlife value as well as trees and hedgerows,
woodlands and watercourses that provide important local wildlife habitats. In
addition access to the surrounding countryside is important via the local public
footpath network.
The landscape character has been assessed as “Undulating Enclosed
Farmland” (Norley) and “Woodland, Heath, Meres and Mosses” (Hatchmere).
The Norley Undulating Enclosed Farmland represents a particularly
undulating area of farmland, influenced by glacial drift deposits. Key
characteristics include small scale fields, steep wooded valleys containing
small brooks, disused sand quarries and a network of small, sunken lanes.
Characteristic vernacular architecture includes sandstone farmsteads and a
sandstone church. The overall management objective for this landscape is to
conserve the rural, pastoral character of the landscape and enhance the
hedgerow and woodland network.
The area around Hatchmere is a gently undulating, large scale landscape of
meres, mosses, swamp, fen, farmland, woodland and heathland. There are
large open water bodies occupying kettle holes formed during the last
glaciation, known as meres, and peatland features include quaking bogs or
`schwingmoor’, where sphagnum moss has formed over the water surface.
Delamere Forest is a large recreation area. Buildings are characteristically
red brick or sandstone with clay or slate tiles. Whitewashed buildings are also
characteristic and prominent features within the landscape. The overall
management objective for this landscape is to conserve the mosaic of
habitats, the low settlement density and sense of tranquility of this well visited
landscape.
Community Feedback
Consultations on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan highlighted the following
key issues in relation to Landscape and Environment:
• Any new development must complement the existing settlement
pattern retaining gaps and open vistas to preserve the look and feel of
this rural parish
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Undeveloped fields and paddocks within the parish should remain
undeveloped to retain the rural aspect of the area
Open countryside between settlements should be maintained
Undeveloped gaps and open spaces should be protected
The school playing fields and other important open spaces should be
protected and enhanced as local green space
Local wildlife corridors should be enhanced and protected.
Conserve open areas along roads and seek to limit incremental linear
development which could create a continuous built edge.
Encourage sympathetic integration of horse paddocks through
retention of hedgerow field boundaries, rather than sub-division of
fields and erection of high visibility fencing - ensure the land use does
not break up traditional field patterns.
The following documents and strategies support policies ENV1 – ENV5:
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National Planning Policy Framework
Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review 2006
Vale Royal Landscape Character Assessment SPD 5 (LCA) 2007
Norley Village Baseline Report 2012
Cheshire Landscape Character Assessment 2008
RECORD Biodiversity information system: Norley Parish summary
report
Policy ENV1 – Open Space within the Parish
Areas of open space that have sport, recreation or amenity value will be
protected from new development unless an overriding need for development
can be demonstrated. Where such an overriding need is demonstrated then
open space of an equivalent size and value shall be provided within the
Settlements to replace the space that is lost. (Open Spaces within the parish
are listed in Appendix E1 and shown on the Green and Open Spaces maps in
Appendix F).
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Policy ENV2–Green Space Policy
‘Green Spaces’ will be protected from new development unless it
is development that is in accord with NNP Policy ENV4 and is not detrimental
to the purposes for designating the land as Green Space. Green Spaces are
in close proximity to Settlement Boundaries and have been selected because
they are special and have a particular local significance. They are described,
with their justifications, in Appendix E2 and shown on the Green and Open
Spaces maps in Appendix F. These Green Spaces meet each of the 3 tests
identified in NPPF para 77.
Policy ENV3 – New Development in the Open Countryside
New development in open countryside and in accordance with Local Plan
policy STRAT 9 will be restricted to that which requires a countryside location
and cannot be accommodated within the Settlements. In all cases the
applicant must demonstrate how the development proposed will protect and
enhance the open countryside and key views.
Policy ENV 4 – Agricultural Buildings
New agricultural buildings, stables and animal field shelters that require
planning permission must be sited in the least obtrusive location and be of a
size, scale, design and appearance appropriate to their intended use and the
rural area.
The extension of riding schools, stables and equestrian developments in the
open countryside should be proportionate to the nature and scale of the site
and its setting including any proposed fencing, trackways, jumps and other
ancillary development.
Policy ENV 5 – Footpaths
Improvements to the existing public footpath network in the parish will be
supported. The construction and appearance of new paths, tracks or links
between existing footpaths must be appropriate and sensitive to the character
of the locality and the surrounding area.
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Biodiversity
Justification and Evidence
Norley parish acknowledges the importance of biodiversity not only for its
intrinsic value but also for the services it provides such as clean air and water,
pollinating insects, food production, carbon sequestration, nutrient recycling,
health and well-being.
The parish is blessed with a number of important natural assets; Flaxmere
and Hatchmere are sites of international importance for the wetland habitats
they support. They are also designated nationally as Sites of Special Scientific
Interest. Although both are considered by Natural England to be in
‘unfavourable’ condition recent management of Hatchmere by the Cheshire
Wildlife Trust means that its status in 2014 was assessed as ‘recovering’.
In addition to these nationally designated sites Norley has six Local Wildlife
Sites (LWS), the majority of which are in private ownership and not
necessarily managed for their wildlife. Delamere Forest Local Wildlife Site is
considered to be in positive management mainly through the efforts of the
Forestry Commission. A project led by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust entitled
‘Delamere’s Lost Mosses’ will see habitat management taking place on
Flaxmere Moss and Wickentree Waste LWS in 2014 and 2015. Key to
regaining favourable condition for these two sites will be maintaining positive
habitat management in the long term.
In 2011 the government published a white paper ‘The Natural Choice:
securing the value of nature’ which identified the strong economic arguments
for safeguarding and enhancing the natural environment. It highlighted that
the UK’s wildlife is now highly fragmented and unable to respond to pressures
such as climate change. Halting the loss of biodiversity requires sites for
nature conservation to be ‘bigger, better and joined’. In order to achieve this
vision Core Sites, such as SSSI’s and Local Wildlife Sites, need to be linked
together by wildlife corridors. Providing linkages should facilitate the
movement of species from one site to another and allow declining wildlife
populations to recover.
Core Sites are areas of high nature conservation value. They include
protected wildlife sites and other semi-natural areas of high ecological quality.
Core Sites in Norley parish are identified in the list in Appendix G.
Norley parish has mapped the Core Sites for nature conservation and is in the
process of identifying areas for biodiversity enhancement including possible
wildlife corridors, which may be used in the future to link the Core Sites (see
map in Appendix H). Other areas in the immediate vicinity of the Core Sites
could be considered for biodiversity enhancement measures in order to
provide a protective buffer around the Core Sites.
Norley Neighbourhood Plan sets out to protect and enhance the community’s
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biodiversity assets by restoring the functionality of Core Sites and ecological
networks, securing ecosystem services and mitigating against the impacts of
climate change. Biodiversity assets will also be retained for the benefit of the
community and future generations, whilst contributing to the local character
and distinctiveness of Norley parish.
Community Feedback
Consultations on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan highlighted the following
key issues in relation to Biodiversity:
• Existing protected habitats need to be maintained and enhanced and
new buffer zones and wildlife corridors identified (now included in the
Parish Council Delivery Plan, Appendix J)
• Carry out a review and assessment of Breech Moss as a Local Wildlife
Site and establish a restoration plan (now part complete and forms part
of the Parish Council Delivery Plan, Appendix J)
• Ensure that there are no negative impacts on the biodiversity of
protected sites by assessing the impacts of all development proposals
• Establish closer links with community organisations, the school and
other academic institutions to increase awareness and knowledge of
the local biodiversity in the parish (now included in the remit of the
newly formed Norley Wildlife Group)
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Conserve and manage the remaining field ponds, bogs and mosses
that are of importance for biodiversity as well as contributing to the
diversity of the landscape.
The following plans, documents and strategies support policies BIO1BIO3:
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National Planning Policy Framework– Sustainable development. Local
Wildlife Sites may provide building blocks and linkages of networks of
biodiversity and as such the NPPF guidance advises that sustainable
development requires such networks to be protected, enhanced and
managed.
NERC act 2006. Biodiversity duty – This places a duty on a Local
Authority including Parish Councils to conserve biodiversity in
exercising its functions, which includes restoring or enhancing a
population or habitat. This includes species and habitats of principal
importance on the S41 list (UK BAP).
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National Pollinator Strategy Policy Paper DEFRA 4th November 2014 –
Encourages landowners and the public to promote simple changes to
land management to provide food, shelter and nest sites
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RECORD Biodiversity information system: Norley Parish summary
report.
Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review 2006
Norley Village Baseline Report 2012
Standing Advice for Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees, Natural
England and the Forestry Commission, 7 April 2014 - Cheshire Wildlife
Trust advise using this recommendation of a 15metre buffer zone as a
proxy for all woodland and other sensitive habitats.
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 –
Encouraging the management of features of the landscape which are
linear/continuous or act as stepping stones essential for the migration,
dispersal and genetic exchange of wild species.
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Protected Species Legislation including: Protection of Badgers act
1992, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (schedules 1, 5 and 8),
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (section 74) and the
Hedgerows Regulations 1997.
The Basic Payment Scheme or any superseding scheme under the
Common Agricultural Policy- Semi-natural habitat in the farmed
environment is afforded some protection through the Basic Payments
Scheme. These standards provide a baseline of environmental
protection for habitats and wildlife in order to maintain biodiversity and
sustainable farming and are linked to Cross Compliance requirements
and the Single Payment Scheme.
Creating a Coherent Ecological network for Norley. Cheshire Wildlife
Trust June 2014
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Policy BIO 1 – Core Sites, wildlife corridors and habitats/species of
principal importance
Sustainable development should not result in the loss of or negatively impact
upon Core Sites, identified wildlife corridors and habitats/species of principal
importance unless very special circumstances can be demonstrated.
(Negative impacts have the potential to occur where watercourses,
catchments, habitat linkages and land within a minimum of 15 metres of Core
Sites are developed)
Policy BIO2 - Achieving no net loss of biodiversity
All new developments should contribute to the government’s commitment to
halt the overall decline in biodiversity. Where appropriate all proposals must:
• submit a scheme to protect and enhance wildlife by incorporating green
corridors, native species planting (local provenance) and provision for
long-term habitat management. Where this cannot be achieved on site,
enhancements should be secured off site
• integrate measures for sustainable water management that also provide
opportunities for biodiversity enhancement
Policy BIO3 - Achieving a net gain in biodiversity
New development proposals must seek to provide net gains in biodiversity
and ideally facilitate the enhancement, restoration and long-term management
of core sites, wildlife corridors and roadside verges for the benefit of
pollinators and other species. This should be achieved through developers or
their agents working with local landowners, the Norley Wildlife Group and the
local authority.
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Community Infrastructure
Justification and Evidence
The parish of Norley has a range of buildings and facilities that serve the
community as a whole. However, these are not seen as offering sufficient
capacity to meet the present day needs of the village. Some are underutilised
whilst others are in need of repair or modernisation, requiring significant
funding to secure their long-term improvement.
Within the parish in the interdependent settlements of Norley and Hatchmere
there is a Church and a Chapel, a Village Hall with activity playground,
Bowling Green and open green space, a Primary School, the Parish Centre, a
Scout Hut, two Public Houses, a Restaurant and a General Store. To promote
the ongoing prosperity of the parish it is essential that Norley retains and
provides local services that will sustain the vitality of the community. Receipts
from New Homes Bonus and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
Regulations 2010 will be used to deliver new and improved community
infrastructure provided any monies received from CIL are necessary to make
the development acceptable in planning terms, directly related to the
development proposed, and are fairly and reasonably related to the scale and
kind of the development.
Community Feedback
Consultations on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan highlighted the following
key issues in relation to community infrastructure:
To retain and provide local services that will sustain the community
To resist the loss of the shop and other community facilities unless it
can be demonstrated that all reasonable efforts have been made to
secure their continued use
• To assess the impact that all new development may have on
community infrastructure
• To provide new leisure facilities in the parish (now included in the
Parish Council Delivery Plan, Appendix J)
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• To improve access to health care and advice (now included in the
Parish Council Delivery Plan, Appendix J)
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The following plans, documents and strategies support policies CI1–CI2:
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National Planning Policy Framework
Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review 2006
Cheshire West and Chester Rural Regeneration Strategy and Action
Plan 2011
Norley Village Baseline Report 2012
Policy CI 1 – Existing and New Facilities
The retention, continued use, refurbishment and improvement of all the
community buildings and their associated uses together with the shop and
public houses will be supported. The relocation of services or facilities within
the Settlements will be supported where it can be demonstrated that there will
be no loss but there will be an equal level or greater level of service and
accessibility for the community.
The loss of the shop, public houses and other community infrastructure from
the parish will be resisted unless it can be demonstrated that the existing uses
have been marketed for at least 12 months and any replacement use will
provide equal or greater benefits to the community, including benefits through
contributions on other sites within the Settlements.
Proposals for the provision of new community facilities will be supported
provided that the proposals would not have significant harmful impacts on the
amenities of residents or on other neighbouring uses.
Policy CI 2 – Contributions to Community Infrastructure
All new development will be expected to address the impacts and benefits it
will have on the community infrastructure and how any impacts can be
mitigated.
Any contributions paid directly to the local community as a result of New
Homes Bonus or CIL will be pooled to deliver priorities and subsequent
schemes identified in the Neighbourhood Delivery Plan.
The provision of community infrastructure by developers in lieu of financial
contributions will be supported where such community infrastructure projects
are identified in the Neighbourhood Delivery Plan.
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Local Economy
Justification and Evidence
Historically dairy farming was the predominant business in the parish.
However over the past 10 years the local economy has changed and there is
only one dairy farm remaining. Now mixed livestock and arable farming,
horticultural and equestrian businesses and agricultural and landscape
contracting all take place within the rural economy of the parish. There are
now over 60 small businesses in Norley and the majority is engaged in
Consultancy, Finance and IT.
The Neighbourhood Plan sets out to maintain and encourage the local
economy and to support the local community. It will support the sustainable
growth of small businesses and enterprises within the parish as well as rural
tourism and local facilities that will benefit the local economy and the wider
community and respect the rural character of the area and Green Belt Policy.
Community Feedback
Consultations on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan highlighted the following
key issues in relation to the local economy
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To promote and support existing businesses and the ongoing
prosperity of the parish
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To provide high speed broadband across the parish
The following plans, documents and strategies support policies ECON1ECON5:
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National Planning Policy Framework
Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Vale Royal Local Plan First Review 2006
Norley Village Baseline Report 2012
Policy ECON 1 – New Business in the open countryside
Proposals which extend existing or promote new small scale sustainable
employment opportunities in the open countryside will be supported where it
can be demonstrated that the development will have no impact on the
openness of the Green Belt or the purposes of including land within it.
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Proposals for small scale retail facilities within the rural area to support farm
diversification will be supported.
Policy ECON 2 – New Business within the Settlements
Proposals which extend or promote existing and new small scale sustainable
employment opportunities within the Settlement boundaries that benefit these
local communities and the local economy will be supported. It will be
important that these proposals do not adversely impact upon the character
and appearance of the locality or the amenity of adjoining properties.
Policy ECON 3 – Loss of Employment
Loss of existing local employment sites through change of use or
redevelopment will only be supported where it can be demonstrated that the
existing use is no longer viable or required and the premises/site/business
has been actively marketed for at least 12 months at an appropriate market
price.
Policy ECON 4 – Use of Rural Buildings
In addition to farm diversification, schemes that re-use, convert and adapt
permanent, structurally sound, rural buildings of substantial construction for
small business, recreation or tourism will be supported subject to:
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The building being structurally sound and capable of conversion
without substantial reconstruction
The proposed use being appropriate to a rural location
The conversion and/or adaptation works proposed respecting the local
character of the surrounding buildings and local area
The local highway network being capable of accommodating the traffic
generated by the proposed new use and adequate car parking being
provided within the site
All applications for the change of use of agricultural buildings, including
stables, within 4 years of the completion of the building must be
accompanied by evidence that the building was used during that period
for the intended agricultural use and that the proposed change of use
will not generate the need for a replacement structure.
The redevelopment proposed would result in significant environmental
improvement, contribute to the achievement of objectives for use of the
land in the Green Belt and comply with policy ECON 1
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Policy ECON 5 – Scale, Design and Amenity
All new employment development must be of a high quality of design which:
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Complements and enhances where appropriate the size, height, scale,
mass, materials, layout, access and density of existing adjoining
development
Demonstrates that the amenities of neighbouring dwellings will not be
adversely affected through overlooking, loss of light or outlook,
overdominance or general disturbance
Provides an appropriate level of landscaping which complements and
enhances the rural character of the local area
Provides on-site car parking that meets the needs of the prospective
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Transport and Communications
Justification and Evidence
Norley is a rural parish and there are no major roads within it, however the B
5152 Frodsham to Cotebrook road passes through. The majority of the roads
in the parish are Class C, are often narrow lanes and many are restricted to
30mph.
There are no railway lines within the parish and the nearest stations are at
Delamere, Cuddington and Acton Bridge. There is one bus service, No 48
between Frodsham and Northwich, which serves the parish. However this
service does not connect with the stations at Delamere and Cuddington and
whilst it calls at the station at Acton Bridge the timetable does not co-ordinate
with that of the train service.
There is a network of footpaths and bridleways within the parish linking with
other parishes although improved linkage would be of benefit. The Cheshire
Cycleway passes through the parish.
All properties in the parish can have access to mains gas and electricity.
There are no public telephone boxes in the parish.
Community Feedback
Consultations on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan revealed the following
key issues in relation to Transport and Communications:
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Traffic speeds on local roads
Improvements to pedestrian safety
Provision of bus services with destinations and route timings that
reflect local demand
Extension of existing footpath network to create local circular routes
Provision of superfast broadband to all within the community
These issues are now included in the Parish Council Delivery Plan,
Appendix J
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The following plans, documents and strategies support policies Trans 1
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National Planning Policy Framework
Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review 2006
Norley Village Baseline Report 2012
Policy TRANS 1 – Public Rights of Way
Development proposals that are linked to and contribute towards
improvements to the existing public rights of way network within the parish will
be supported as will the creation of circular footpath routes to encourage
forms of transport including walking and cycling within the parish.
Policy TRANS 2 – Fibre Optics to Premises
New development should demonstrate how it would contribute to and be
compatible with local fibre optics or internet connectivity. This should be
through a ‘Connectivity Statement’ provided with all relevant planning
applications. Such statements could consider such aspects as; the intended
land use and the anticipated connectivity requirements of the development,
known nearby data networks and their anticipated speed, realistic
assessments of connection potential or contribution to any such networks.
Where possible and desirable, additional ducting should be provided that also
contributes to a local network for the wider community.
Major infrastructure development must provide ducting that is available for
community owned access or strategic fibre deployment. Such developers are
encouraged to have early discussions with local broadband groups.
Policy TRANS 3 – Traffic
New schemes of more than 4 houses and proposals on brownfield sites
should be accompanied by a mitigation statement that provides an objective
assessment of the impact of the additional traffic that will be generated by the
development proposed and the effect this may have on pedestrians, cyclists,
equestrians, road safety, parking and congestion within the parish including
measures to mitigate any impact. All new development will be encouraged to
contribute towards enhancement of the existing networks of cycling,
equestrian and pedestrian facilities within the parish.
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Implementation and Delivery
The Norley Neighbourhood Plan will be delivered and implemented over a
period of time and it will be subject to a number of reviews as new challenges
and opportunities arise. It provides a framework for how change can take
place in the parish through the vision, aims and policies.
A number of non-planning related projects have been identified during the
Norley Neighbourhood Planning process and these have been detailed in a
separate Delivery Plan Document for the Parish Council, shown in Appendix
J.
The Parish Council’s approach to delivery and action in the key areas can be
summarised as follows.
Housing
The Parish Council will work with developers to deliver small-scale
sustainable housing to meet Housing Requirements including low cost market
housing over the plan period to 2030 and carry out any periodic housing
needs surveys as appropriate.
Local Character
The Parish Council wish to protect the rural qualities of Norley characterised
by low density small groups of housing interspersed with open fields and
views into the surrounding countryside.
Landscape and the Environment
The Parish Council will work with Cheshire Wild Life Trust, landowners and
other groups to ensure that the green spaces, wildlife and countryside in
Norley parish are protected and enhanced.
Biodiversity
The Parish Council will work with local Agencies and the Norley Wildlife
Group and other local organisations to protect and enhance the Local Wildlife
Sites and the Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the parish.
Community Infrastructure
The Parish Council will work with local organisations, outside agencies and
the Borough Council to improve facilities for local people.
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Local Economy
The Parish Council will encourage and support the sustainable growth of
small businesses and enterprises within the parish.
Transport and Communications
The Parish Council will work to improve pedestrian safety, address speed
issues, upgrade broadband and create circular footpath routes within the
parish.
Review
It is anticipated that the Norley Neighbourhood Plan will be reviewed every 5
years or when the Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan is reviewed.
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GLOSSARY
Affordable Housing – Social rented, affordable rented and
intermediate housing, provided to eligible households whose
needs are not met by the market. Eligibility is determined with
regard to local incomes and local house prices. Affordable housing
should include provisions to remain at an affordable price in
perpetuity for future households with a Norley Connection or for
the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing
provision. Low cost market housing is not to be considered as
Affordable Housing.
Affordable Housing Need – The local need for Affordable
Housing for those with a Norley Connection. Evidence of local
need should be based on the latest Norley Parish Council housing
needs survey which will change over time or, if out of date, the
most appropriate objectively assessed review of housing needs in
the future. (See Appendix I)
Amenity – An element that contributes positively to the overall
character or enjoyment of an area.
Biodiversity – A measure of the number and range of species and
their relative abundance in a community.
Brownfield Land – Previously developed land that is or was
occupied by a permanent structure, including the curtilage of the
developed land and any associated fixed surface infrastructure.
Building for Life 12 – The industry standard endorsed by
government for designing new homes in England, based on 12 key
criteria.
Cascade – The sequence allocating Affordable Housing; (a) to
those with a Norley connection;(b) to those in adjoining parishes;
(c) to the remaining CWaC area (see Appendix I)
Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) – The Local
Authority for Norley
CIL – Community Infrastructure Levy
Code for Sustainable Homes –This is a voluntary national
standard for new homes. It assesses, rates and certifies the
performance of new homes on a scale of zero to six, with six being
for a design and construction that minimizes environmental impact.
Common land – is defined under Commons Registration Act 1965
section 22 as land that is subject to “rights of common”. Historically
certain people that did not own the land had the right to graze
livestock, collect wood, cut peat etc on this land. Common land in
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Norley generally falls into the category of “Waste Land of the
manor” that is not subject to rights of common. Common land in
Norley generally falls into the waste land category. Waste land is
open, uncultivated and unoccupied land. There should be no
development on common land.
Community Facilities – Facilities providing for the health, welfare,
social, educational, spiritual, leisure and cultural needs of the
community.
Community Infrastructure – The basic facilities, services and
installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
It includes community buildings and halls, leisure facilities, cultural
facilities, education services, healthcare facilities and renewable
energy installations.
Community Infrastructure Levy – A levy allowing Local
Authorities to raise funds from owners and developers of land who
undertake new building projects in their area.
Completion – a dwelling is regarded as completed when it
becomes ready for occupation or when a completion certificate is
issued whether it is in fact occupied or not.
Consultation Statement – A Consultation Statement
accompanying the Norley Neighbourhood Plan is required by the
Localism Act. The Consultation Statement must explain what
consultation was undertaken and how this informed the
Neighbourhood Plan.
Core Sites –Core Sites are areas of high nature conservation
value. They contain habitats that are rare or important because of
the wildlife they support or the ecosystem services they provide.
They generally have the highest concentrations of species or
support rare species. They include protected wildlife sites and
other semi-natural areas of high ecological quality.
Curtilage – The area of land, usually enclosed, immediately
surrounding a dwelling house.
CWaC – Cheshire West and Chester Council
Design and Access Statement – A report accompanying and
supporting a planning application required for most development
proposals apart from householder applications. These reports
explain the design thinking behind a planning application.
Development – Defined under the 1990 Town and Country
Planning Act as ‘’the carrying out of building, engineering, mining
or other operations in, on, over or under land, or the making of any
material change in the use of any building or other land.’’ Most
forms of development require planning permission.
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Development Plan – A plan comprising the Development Plan
Documents contained within the Local Development Framework.
This includes adopted Local Plans and neighbourhood plans, and
is defined in Section 38 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase
Act 2004.
Employment Land – Development of land including those within
the B Use Classes, public and community uses and main town
centre uses (but excluding housing development).
Evidence Base – The researched, documented, analysed and
verified foundation for preparing the Norley Neighbourhood Plan.
Green Belt – Area of land, largely rural in character, which is
adjacent to the main urban areas and which is protected from
development by restrictions on building.
Green Corridors – Green spaces that provide avenues for wildlife
movement, often along streams, rivers, hedgerows or other natural
features. Green corridors connect green spaces together.
Greenfield – Land on which no development has previously taken
place.
Green Infrastructure – The network of accessible multi-functional
green open spaces.
Green Spaces – defined areas of undeveloped land afforded
special protection in this Neighbourhood Plan. These are
designated Local Green Spaces in terms of the NPPF.
Infill Development –Infilling is defined as the filling of a small gap
(with up to 2 dwellings) in an otherwise built-up frontage in a
recognised settlement.
Infrastructure – All the ancillary works and services which are
necessary to support human activities, including roads, sewers,
schools, hospitals etc.
JNCOT – Joint Norley Community Organisations Trust, a
registered charity.
Lifetime Homes – The Lifetime Homes standard is a set of 16
design criteria that provide a model for building accessible and
adaptable homes. Each design feature adds to the comfort and
convenience of the home and supports the changing needs of
individuals and families at different stages of their lives.
Localism Act – An Act of Parliament that became law in April
2012. The Act introduces a new right for local people to draw up
‘Neighbourhood Development Plans’ for their local area.
Low Cost Market Housing – private sector housing (purchase
and/or for rent) that is below the typical local average price for
housing and is available for residents who wish to down size and
for young people establishing a new home.
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Local Wildlife Sites – Sites with ‘substantive nature conservation
value’, they are defined areas identified and selected locally for
their nature conservation value based on important, distinctive and
threatened habitats and species with a national, regional and local
context.
Market Housing – Properties for sale or rent where prices are set
in the open market.
Mixed use – Developments where more than one use is
proposed. Uses may be mixed within the same building (offices
above shops) or may be mixed across a site (houses, shops and
community facilities).
National Planning Policy Framework – The National Planning
Policy Framework (NPPF) was published by the Government in
March 2012. It sets out the Government’s Planning policies for
England and how these are expected to be applied.
Neighbourhood Plan – The full title in the Localism Act is
‘Neighbourhood Development Plan’. It is a plan document for a
defined area subject to examination, and approval by local
referendum. It will be used in the determination of planning
applications.
Norley Connection - Those who currently live in Norley and have
been residing here continuously for 2 years, close family members
of Norley residents residing here continuously for 5 years or are in
employment in Norley. In the case of essential agricultural
dwellings, occupants will be employed or last employed in
agriculture.(See Appendix I)
Housing Requirement – Low Cost Market Housing and
Affordable Housing to meets needs identified in the latest Housing
Requirements survey which will change over time or, if out of date,
the most appropriate objectively assessed review of housing
needs in the future. (See Appendix I)
Open Countryside –The area outside the settlement boundary.
Open Space – Defined areas of land which offer opportunities for
sport, recreation, public amenity, or have community value and
which are afforded special protection in this Neighbourhood Plan.
Plan Period – The period for which the Norley Neighbourhood
Plan will set policy for Norley. This will be from January 2014 (for
Policy HOU4) or from the adoption of the Plan until 2030 by
agreement between Norley Parish Council and Cheshire West and
Chester Council.
RAMSAR – The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for
the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands. It was
signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971.
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Residential Amenity – The quality of the living environment for
occupants of a dwelling house including its associated external
spaces
Rural Exception Site –small green belt sites used for affordable
housing in perpetuity where consent would not normally be
granted for housing. Rural exception sites seek to address the
needs of the local community by accommodating households who
are either current residents or have an existing family or
employment connection.’
Settlements – the built up areas of Norley and Hatchmere as
defined by their settlement boundaries.
Settlement Boundary - This defines the boundary between the
built up areas of the Settlements and the Open Countryside
SSSI – Site of Special Scientific Interest.
STRAT 8 and STRAT9 – strategic policies in the Cheshire West
and Chester Local Plan Part 1 January 2015
Steering Group – A group of local people representing the Parish
Council, community groups and businesses that informed and
guided the work on the Norley Neighbourhood Plan.
Wildlife Corridor – Strips of land, for example along a hedgerow,
conserved and managed for wildlife, usually linking more extensive
wildlife habitats.
Windfall sites – Sites not allocated for development in the Norley
Neighbourhood Plan that unexpectedly come forward for
development.
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APPENDIX A
NORLEY PARISH March 2015
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APPENDIX B
NORLEY AND HATCHMERE SETTLEMENT
BOUNDARIES
Norley Policy Boundary
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Hatchmere Policy Boundary
Norley CP
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APPENDIX C
IMPORTANT LOCAL VISTAS
The following list of vistas is considered important such that they fall under
Policy LC2. The list has been subject to detailed discussion and some
modification by the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group resulting in the
finalized list below. It has been the subject of formal consultations with all
residents.
This list differs from the list of Local Green Spaces in Appendix E as follows:
o Although the vistas are local to the settlement areas they are not
necessarily within or adjacent to them.
o With one exception (Hatchmere Lake) they are all long distance
views that extend well outside the parish boundaries. (Hatchmere
Lake is an exception because of its iconic status, featuring in local
media and publications).
The vistas described below are shown on the map in Appendix D
1) Delamere Road across Hatchmere Lake
2) Post Office Lane south to Delamere Forest and Eddisbury Hill
3) Norley Road and Norley Lane north over to the Weaver Valley
4) Maddock’s Hill north over Pytchley’s Hollow to the Pennines
5) From Fingerpost Lane north east to Northwich
6) From Fingerpost Lane south west to Delamere
7) Gorse Close and Marsh Lane north to Weaver Valley
8) Cow Lane and Bag Lane north east to Northwich
APPENDIX D
MAP OF IMPORTANT LOCAL VISTAS
The vistas shown in blue correspond to the list in Appendix C. All are from
public highways.
1
2
3
4
6
5
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APPENDIX E1
NORLEY OPEN SPACES
Those Open Spaces with sport, recreation and amenity value (indicated by
[OS] in the table below) are the subject of the Norley Neighbourhood Plan
Landscape and Environment Policy ENV1, are listed below and shown on the
maps in Appendix F. Landowners of all our specified Open and Green Spaces
have been identified through the Land Registry. The consultations which have
been held, and the land ownership as of February 2015, are described in
Appendix 27 of the Consultation Statement.
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community. They are areas where residents can come together informally and
where community events are held. Initial suggestions for such Spaces came
from a consultation event in March 2014.
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Reference
Description
Comment
OS1
Children’s play area,
One of the key community
adjacent bowling green and recreation locations for
land between play area and Norley parish.
High Street used for
overspill car parking for
village hall.
OS2
School Playing Field,
The School Playing Field
Hough Lane
is a valuable resource
which the school shares
with the community.. The
parish does not have a
similar facility elsewhere.
OS3
Tigers Head Bowling Green A well used local bowling
and land behind Tigers
facility and land used by
Head pub
the community for fetes,
the garden show, and
community events.
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APPENDIX E2
NORLEY AND HATCHMERE GREEN SPACES
Green Spaces, the subject of the Norley Neighbourhood Plan Landscape and
Environment Policy ENV2, are listed below and shown on the maps in
Appendix F. All of these spaces fall within the Green Belt but will be given
additional protection under NNP Policy ENV2.
National planning policy stipulates that Local Green Space designation will not
be appropriate for most green areas or open space and identifies three criteria
which must all be satisfied;
• that the green space is in reasonably close proximity to the
community it serves
• the green area is demonstrably special to a local community and
holds a particular local significance and
• it is local in character and not an extensive tract of land.
The Green Spaces selected are all in close proximity to the Settlements of
Norley and Hatchmere, and to smaller intervening built up areas. These
Green Spaces are a valued and important feature within and close to the
Settlements boundaries and make a very significant contribution to the
character of the Settlements, adding to the distinctive, open feel of Norley and
Hatchmere. Consultation has confirmed the community's view that these sites
are special and significant and there was overwhelming endorsement of their
status as Green Spaces.
The particular attributes they have for their selection as Green Spaces are
described and classified below. Landowners of all our specified Open and
Green Spaces have been identified through the Land Registry. The
consultations which have been held, and the land ownership as of February
2015, are described in Appendix 27 of the Consultation Statement. Two
Green Space areas are currently the subject of Planning Applications for
housing. If these are successful and the developments are Completed, the
Green Space designation will not apply to them.
Classifications
1. Spaces at the key entrances to the Settlements, which provide
introductory characteristics of open outlooks and views which are
typical of the open rural character of Norley.
2. Spaces which are buffers of open land between non-contiguous
settlements and prevent agglomeration of housing into
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uncharacteristic, larger areas of development.
3. Spaces which provide outstanding outlooks or views or which
maintain a rural skyline.
4. Land of potential nature conservation value (refer to “Creating a
Coherent Ecological network for Norley”. Cheshire Wildlife Trust
June 2014)
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Reference
HGS1
HGS2
HGS3
Description
Land south of Ashton Road
and west of Blakemere
Lane to old Delamere
Forest School on south
Land west of Blakemere
Lane from old Delamere
Forest School south to old
Delamere Forest Inn
Land between Flaxmere
and School Lane (south
west)
Class
3
1, 3,
4
1.
2
4
Comment
Rural open outlook from
Blakemere Lane and Ashton
Road to Delamere Forest.
[Excludes the brownfield part of
old Delamere Forest School].
Characteristic of the open aspect
of Hatchmere with its proximity to
Delamere Forest always in view.
Rural open outlook from
Blakemere Lane downhill across
fields to Delamere Forest. Keeps
Hatchmere in scale as a small
settlement on the edge of the
forest. Recorded sightings of
Great Spotted Woodpecker and
others. (Dendrocopos major)
Provides an open outlook at the
key entrance to Hatchmere
settlement from the west and from
the north.
Part of the open space that
separates Norley village and
smaller, built-up areas from
Hatchmere and prevents
agglomeration of these areas.
Forms part of potential wildlife
corridor between Flaxmere SSSI
and Wickentree Waste Local
Wildlife Site. Sightings of West
European Hedgehog, Eurasian
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Badger (Meles meles), Coal Tit
(Periparus ater) , Common Swift,
and Soprano Pipistrelle
(Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
HGS4
East of Blakemere lane to
Wickentree Waste
1, 3
4
NGS1
Land north of Norley Road
and west of Norley Lane
1
3
NGS2
Land south of Norley Road
to north of Crabmill Lane
1
3
NGS3
NGS4
Triangle of land east of
Norley Lane and top of
Hamblets Hollow and road
verge down Norley lane
Land between Spinney and
Smithy Bank
1
2
Characteristic rural views east, at
the entrance to Hatchmere
settlement from the south.
There is nature conservation
value as a Buffer Zone to
Wickentree Waste Local Wildlife
Site. Adjacent to a site where
Ruddy darter has been observed,
also recorded sightings of Small
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloris
selene), Variable Damselfly
(Coenagrion pulchellum) and
which provides a habitat for an
extensive range of rare and highly
specialised plants.
Together with NGS 2 and NGS 3
these spaces provide a clear rural
outlook as the settlement is
approached, and are typical of the
character of Norley at a key
crossroads at the main entrance
to the village.
Outstanding long views north
from Norley Road to the Weaver
valley and beyond.
Rural open outlook at the
entrance to Norley village from
the south and west. Part of the
characteristic village entry
provided by NGS 1, 2 and 3
Views over Crabmill Lane towards
Flaxmere and Delamere Forest
and west to the Parish Church
tower.
This small area of land at the
entrance to the village is typically
rural, adds bucolic character, and
is used for recreation by local
children. Forms part of the village
wildflower walk.
This land is valued by the
community as it separates Norley
village settlement from the
Spinney / Crabmill Lane
residential area and prevents
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3
NGS5
Land bounded by Post
Office Lane, School Lane
and Crabmill Lane
2
3
4
NGS6
Land between Yew Tree
Cottage and Gallowsclough
Lane, south of High Street
3
4
agglomeration into a much larger
built-up area.
This Green Space is important to
maintain the open outlooks south
and east from The
Spinney across the field and north
to Norley Road and the Cheshire
Plain.
Part of the open space which
separates Norley Village from
Hatchmere and prevents
agglomeration between The
Spinney & Crabmill Lane
settlement and the houses in
School Lane north/ Post Office
Lane into a large,
uncharacteristic, suburban
development ,
Open rural outlook from Post
Office Lane/School Lane north
across the fields to the Parish
Church and from Crabmill Lane
towards Flaxmere.
Includes an important
characteristic green space at the
corner of Crabmill Lane and Post
Office Lane.
This particular space is
surrounded by country lanes
which provide part of a popular
circular walk linked by wildflower
plantings and which is open and
pastoral. Home to Eurasian
Badger (Meles meles), Foxes, the
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
and other wild animals. Also
Bluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta ).
Potentially part of a wildlife
corridor linking Flaxmere and
Breech Moss.
This land forms the skyline
viewed from High Street and the
south end of School Bank. The
elevated hedge and tree line
dominates the south end of
Norley village. Recorded
sightings of many bird species
including European Green Finch
(Carduelis chloris ),Great Tit
(Parus major), Great Spotted
Woodpecker (Dendrocopos
major), Common Wood Pigeon
and others. Also Field Woundwort
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(Stachys arvensis) and Bluebell
(Hyacinthoides non-scripta).
NGS7
NGS8
Land north of High Street
and Maddocks Hill to
Hambletts Hollow and
Pytchleys Hollow (The
Southerns)
3
Barnes Field
3
4
NGS9
Land north of Pytchleys
Hollow
2
3
4
NGS10
Archery Bank
This provides an outstanding
panoramic view to the north and
across NGS 9 to the Pennines
from a residential part of the
village approaching the centre.
Most residents visiting the pub,
shop, village hall, or play area will
walk past here and enjoy the
agricultural sentience and the
views, which are very special to
the community. Rural outlooks to
the south from Pytchleys Hollow
are also provided and valued.
Barnes Field is currently the
subject of Planning Applications
for housing.
The field is central to Norley
village and is a local feature,
which is typical of the rural
character of Norley and is highly
visible from the centre and from
the western approaches to the
village.
The land is of high ecological
quality which is boggy and wet in
the SE corner and dry higher up
the slope. Great Crested Newts
(triturus cristatus) and Barn Owl
(tyto alba) are regularly observed
here and recorded sightings of
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipitor
nisus)
This is a buffer between the
houses in Hambletts Hollow and
those in the centre of Norley
(School bank) which, with NGS7,
maintains the essential character
of a simple small pastoral lane
linking two parts of the village
together.
The views north to the Weaver
valley and the Pennines are
highly valued by the community.
Spring bulbs including snowdrops
blanket the verges, and wild
flowers are abundant in summer.
Home to Eurasian badger (Meles
meles)
Currently the subject of a
Planning Application for housing.
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2
1
NGS 11
Land opposite the Tigers
Head and the Stores
2
NGS12
Land at junction of Cow
Lane and School Bank
1
4
This space (protected by a s.106
Agreement) prevents the
coalescence of Gorse
Close/Stanneybrook Close and
Foresters Close/School Bank into
an uncharacteristically large
suburban development. It
preserves the open space
character at this 3-way entrance
to Norley village.
Small triangle of land used for
sitting, and for the village
Christmas Tree. Between the
shop and the pub, it provides a
notional centre to the village and
significantly enhances the sense
of unremarkable but solid rural
history .
Important rural vista at three-way
entrance to Norley Village from
the northeast. Recorded sightings
of Polecats (Mustela Putorius)
APPENDIX F
MAPS OF OPEN AND GREEN SPACES
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The Open and Green Spaces are shown bordered in blue on the maps, with
their associated outlooks and views (where relevant) shown as pink arrows.
The settlement area boundaries are repeated in red on these maps.
NGS5
NGS1
NGS2
NGS4
NGS3
Norley Green and Open Spaces
OS1
NGS6
NGS9
NGS7
OS3
NGS8
OS2
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Norley CP
NGS
10
NGS12
Hatchmere Green Spaces
Norley CP
HGS3
HGS1
HGS4
HGS2
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APPENDIX G
CORE SITES
Core Sites are areas of high nature conservation value. They contain habitats
that are rare or important because of the wildlife they support or the
ecosystem services they provide. They generally have the highest
concentrations of species or support rare species. They include protected
wildlife sites and other semi-natural areas of high ecological quality.
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Flaxmere Moss: SSSI, RAMSAR site. Wetland site. Managed by
CW&C and Norley Parish Councils, who liaise closely with Natural
England. Part of the Delamere’s Lost Mosses project led by Cheshire
Wildlife Trust. This is the most important site in the county for the study
of the history of the Cheshire flora from the pollen record preserved in
the peat. Common land.
•
Hatchmere: SSSI, RAMSAR site. Eutrophic Lake. Owned and
managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust who are liaising closely with
Natural England
•
Delamere Forest: Local Wildlife Site. Managed by the Forestry
Commission, partly for amenity purposes.
•
Breech Moss: Local Wildlife Site. An area of scrub woodland which has
developed on a peatland site. Common land.
•
Wickentree and Low Farm: Local Wildlife Site. A complex of semiimproved and unimproved grassland and an area of basin mire which
is of importance. Part of the Delamere’s Lost Mosses project led by
Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Partly Common land (Wickentree Waste).
•
Beech Lane Woods and Meadows: Local Wildlife Site. A narrow, steepsided clough draining into Crowton Brook.
•
Big Wood and Wet Meadows: Local Wildlife Site. Mature, mixed
woodland and some marshland.
•
Norley Lane Pond: Local Wildlife Site. An open and unshaded but
botanically rich pond.
APPENDIX H
MAP OF CORE SITES AND POTENTIAL
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS
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APPENDIX I
HOUSING REQUIREMENT
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The Norley Neighbourhood Plan and the Parish Council Housing Needs
Survey have identified two types of housing need;
• Low Cost Market Housing; for example to meet the needs of local
residents wishing to downsize or for young people wishing to establish
their own homes
• Affordable Housing for those whose needs are not met by the market
In both cases development proposals should be consistent with the Housing
Requirement identified in the latest Norley Parish Council housing needs
survey or, if out of date, the most appropriate objectively assessed review of
housing need. This includes the needs of existing Norley residents and takes
account of supply and demand factors from Norley's position in the local
housing market. It is in line with the Government's Planning Practice
Guidance (Para 017) which states that local housing needs surveys may be
appropriate to assess affordable housing requirements specific to the needs
of people in rural areas. The 2014 Norley Housing Survey indicated a need for
8 Low Cost Houses and 4 Affordable Houses in the first 5 years of the Plan.
Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing is social rented, affordable rented and intermediate
housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are not met by the
market. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house
prices. Affordable Housing should include provisions to remain at an
affordable price in perpetuity for future households with a Norley Connection
or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision.
Low cost market housing is not considered as Affordable Housing.
Affordable Housing is justified in exceptional circumstances in the Green Belt
to meet the Affordable Housing Needs. Affordable Housing eligibility priorities
are people with a Norley Connection ie those who currently live in Norley and
have been residing here continuously for 2 years, close family members of
Norley residents residing here continuously for 5 years or people in
employment in Norley. In the case of essential agricultural dwellings,
occupants will be employed or last employed in agriculture. Affordable
Housing that meets these local needs will in future be subject to planning
conditions and/or planning obligations requiring the occupants to fulfill these
criteria.
Affordable Housing when it is Completed shall be made available from that
time for a period of 12 months for occupation by people who meet the Norley
Connection criteria as set out above.
The sequence of allocating Affordable Housing will be; (a) to those with a
Norley Connection (above); (b) to those in adjoining parishes, (c) to the
remaining CWaC area.
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APPENDIX J
PARISH COUNCIL DELIVERY PLAN
The issues listed below have received consistently strong support at
consultation events held in connection with the Neighbourhood Plan, but do
not form a part of the Neighbourhood Plan because they are not planning
issues. As a Delivery Plan, the Parish Council may appoint and coordinate an
Implementation and Action Group to take the actions forward either as a
whole group of actions or on an individual basis.
Key Issue
A. Traffic
B.
Community
Infrastructure
C.
Biodiversity
Action to be taken
Lead
Organisation
Proposed
Schedule
Measure of
Success
Resource
1. Reduce 40MPH
speed limit to 30 MPH
on Blakemere Lane,
Ashton Road,
Delamere Road
2. Improve pedestrian
safety at School Bank
/ The Stores area
1. Provide local
access to health care
and medical advice
CW&C and
Parish Council
2016
Reduced
speeds
through
Hatchmere
CW&C
CW&C and
Parish Council
2016
CW&C
NHS Vale Royal
Clinical
Commissioning
Group and
Parish Council
2017
2. Provision of new
leisure facilities:
Financial
contributions paid
direct to the local
community as a result
of New Homes Bonus
or CIL will be pooled
to deliver priorities
Parish Council,
JNCOT, Norley
School,
interested
Norley residents
As funds and
opportunity
arise.
1. Maintain Breech
Moss under CW&C
guidance as a “Forest
School” site for the
local school. Some
safety and access
works needed.
(Schools may be able
to access funding
from CWT).
2. Adopt Plantlife’s
Norley School,
Cheshire
Wildlife Trust
(CWT),
CW&C, Parish
Council
2016
CW&C,
2016
Protected
route for
pedestrians.
Regular
Surgery or
Nurse
attendance
at Village
Hall or
Parish
Centre or
other
community
rooms
Priority from
Consultation
s was:
1) Outdoor
green
spaces for
all to use
2) Tennis
Court
3) Football
pitch
4) Facilities
for young
people to
meet etc.
Invasive
species
managed
and further
degradation
prevented.
Area
maintained
as a damp
woodland
Enhanced
Vale Royal
Clinical
Commissioning
Group, JNCOT
and / or Parish
Centre (St.
John’s Church)
Possible direct
delivery by
developers.
Financial
contributions
paid to Parish
Council or
raised by
community
effort.
CWT, CW&C,
Norley Wildlife
Group
responding to
PC
CW&C,
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D. Transport
E. Local
Character
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guide to Good Road
Verge Management
for Norley parish.
www.plantlife.or
g.uk
3.Implement
wildflower memorial
walk: sow the seeds
of poppies and other
wildflowers at
selected places
around the village
(possibly combine
with Project D2)
Norley Wildlife
Group, Parish
Council, Scouts,
volunteer
residents.
Started 2015
4. Enhance, restore
and manage Local
Wildlife Sites and
identify future
proposed wildlife
corridors and buffers.
CW&C,
Landowners,
CWT,
Parish Council
Start habitat
mapping in
2015 then
ongoing
1. Identify bus service
needs and improve
service to meet these
needs
Parish Council,
CW&C
2015
2. Create a circular
footpath route that will
attract visitors to
community facilities
and provide
educational and
learning
opportunities.
1. Obtain statutory
protection for :
(a) Tigers Head
“Barn”
(b) Norley Lane
Horse trough
( c) Telephone kiosk
(d) Cheshire railings
through Hatchmere
and Norley
Parish Council
(Possibly
combine with
Project C3)
2016
Parish Council
CW&C
2016
connections
between
fragmented
habitats.
More
wildflowers
in our verges
Great war
commemorat
ion: areas
will be found
where a
simple
plaque will
be
surrounded
by
wildflowers,
incl red
poppies.
Local
Wildlife sites
in Norley
assessed as
being back
in positive
management
Service
matches
ACB and
Cuddington
train
timetables
and carries
more people.
Circular
footpath link
established
and used.
“Centre” of
Norley
(shop, Tigers
Head and
barn, etc) a
designated
conservation
area?
Local MP,
Local press,
Warrington BC
(have data on
costs and
implementation)
Scouts,
Norley Wildlife
Group
Refer to CWT
report “Creating
a Coherent
Ecological
Network for
Norley” April
2014.
Norley Wildlife
Group
Parish Council,
CW&C
Parish Council,
volunteer effort
from
Neighbourhood
Plan group and
others.
Neighbourhood
Plan volunteers